Joan Phipson’s theme for her latest children’s book is acutely topical. Sydney is brought to a halt by a series of crippling strikes in protest against a proposed nuclear reactor for Botany Bay and, as power, water and all the essential utilities are withdrawn, the city becomes a wasteland.
Keep Calm by Joan Phipson
Macmillan Australia, 166pp., $8.95, ISBN 0 333 23840 0
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